The English Hymnal is a hymn book which was published in 1906[1] for the Church of England by Oxford University Press.

"[2] Much of the contents was used for the first time at St Mary's, Primrose Hill, in north London[3][4] and the hymnbook could be considered a musical companion to The Parson's Handbook, Dearmer's 1899 manifesto on English church ceremonial, vestments and furnishings.

The standard of the arrangements and original compositions made it a landmark in English hymnody[7] and one of the most influential hymnals of the 20th century.

[2] Ultimately, The English Hymnal, along with the Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, "undermined the uniformity of the Church of England and successfully challenged [the] hegemony" of Hymns Ancient and Modern,[11] of which a new and revised edition had been published two years previous.

[citation needed] A new edition of The English Hymnal was issued in 1933,[14] which principally had better accompaniments by J. H. Arnold to the plainsong melodies, and over 100 new tunes.